Man shot to death in Acampo

ACAMPO - A Lodi man was fatally shot about 5 p.m. Wednesday in the 4800 block of East Harvest Road in Acampo, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.

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ACAMPO - A Lodi man was fatally shot about 5 p.m. Wednesday in the 4800 block of East Harvest Road in Acampo, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.

Thomas Kirby Birt, 37, suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body and was unresponsive when deputies arrived, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.

Witnesses told deputies that Birt and another man, Joshua Adam Franklin, argued and then fought in front of a residence, according to the news release. Franklin shot Birt and then fled in a silver pickup, the Sheriff's Office reported.

There were few details released about the killing, including the relationship between the two men and what the dispute was about.

"The motive is unclear, and investigators are conducting interviews with witnesses," said Deputy Les Garcia, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office.

Franklin was found in a hospital in south Sacramento receiving treatment for minor injuries he suffered during the struggle, according to officials. He was arrested on suspicion of homicide and was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail.

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